Articles by

Bruce Bower

Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution

A Spanish cave has divulged the oldest known fossil remains of human ancestors in Western Europe. Excavations...

Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago

Ancient human relatives crafted sharp-edged tools out of animal bones around 1.5 million years ago, researchers say....

Humans moved into African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago....

Here’s how ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers

Water engineers in ancient South America turned seasonally flooded Amazonian savannas into hotbeds of year-round maize farming....

Iron Age Celtic women’s social and political power just got a boost

Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift. DNA clues...

Britain’s largest ancient massacre may have included cannibalism

A 4,000-year-old murder mystery began with a massacre in what’s now southwestern England. Then came dismemberment, possibly...

The oldest known ritual chamber in the Middle East has been found

An ancient ritual compound has come to light in the deepest, darkest part of a cave located...

Footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths

Two ancient hominid species with slightly different gaits crossed paths in East Africa. Footprints preserved on what...